Voter turnout low for school elections

Published 10:44 am, Monday, April 25, 2016

HURON COUNTY  Overall voter turnout was quite low May 2 during school elections, according to numbers from the Huron County Clerks office.

Countywide, the voter turnout was only 8 percent. Out of 16 area school districts that conducted elections, including the seven rural schools and Unionville-Sebewaing Area Schools, 11 had less than 10 percent voter turnout. Compared to the past five years, the 2006 school elections had one of the lowest voter turnouts for almost all of the districts.

On the other hand, Port Hope saw a record number of voters in its election. A total of 426 voters out of 882 registered voters, or 48 percent, visited the polls this year. The number closest to that was 370 voters who voted in the 2005 election.

Other schools that had more than a 10 percent voter turnout included Caseville (13 percent), Harbor Beach (13 percent), Eccles School (14 percent), and Kipper School (21 percent).